Ather Energy Inaugurates New Electric Scooter Plant in Hosur, Tamil Nadu Updated On Wed, Feb 3rd, 2021 by Saurenergy Bengaluru based electric two-wheeler (E2W) startup, Ather Energy has started its new 4 lakh square feet E2W manufacturing plant in Hosur, Tamil Nadu. The company had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the government of Tamil Nadu in December 2019, for a 4 lakh square feet electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing plant. Guidance TN, Tamil […] Read more
WAAREE Supplies 23 KwH Li-Ion Batteries to ACE Ltd for Forklifts Updated On Mon, Feb 1st, 2021 by Saurenergy Surat based Lithium-Ion Batteries manufacturer, WAAREE ESS Pvt. Ltd has recently designed, developed, and supplied a high capacity 23KWhr lithium battery for 3 Ton forklift applications of ACE Ltd (Action Construction Equipment Ltd). These forklifts outfitted with WAAREE lithium batteries have now been deployed at Chennai airport and operating for 12 hrs per day. The […] Read more
EV Sector Should Switch to Completely Indigenous Batteries: Nitin Gadkari Updated On Sat, Jan 30th, 2021 by Saurenergy Ministry of Road Transport & Highways asked the EV industry to shift towards indigenous battery technologies. With electric vehicles (EVs) fast becoming the new reality, the need to emerge as pioneers in developing leading battery and power-train technologies, the ministry stated. In a statement, “Noting that the challenge we presently face is the control on […] Read more
RE Plus Storage is Cost Competitive With new Coal Plants in Tamil Nadu: Report Updated On Thu, Jan 28th, 2021 by Saurenergy A new economic viability analysis reveals that RE along with battery storage in Tamil Nadu is cost-competitive with new coal power plants. A new economic viability analysis reveals that renewable energy (RE) along with battery storage in Tamil Nadu is cost-competitive with new coal power plants. The report finds the levelised cost of energy (LCOE) […] Read more
Researchers Propose Zinc Based, Low-Cost Anode Free Batteries Updated On Wed, Jan 27th, 2021 by Saurenergy The researchers, Yunpei Zhu, Yi Cui, and Husam N. Alshareef from ACS’ Nano Letters, decided to make a battery in which a zinc-rich cathode is a sole source for zinc plating onto a copper current collector, for energy storage systems. While conventional lithium-ion batteries work efficiently enough but, the problem with those is the limited amount of […] Read more
Sungrow Supplies a 100 MW Energy Storage Project in Texas Updated On Sat, Jan 23rd, 2021 by Saurenergy Sungrow, the global leading inverter solution supplier for renewables, announced that it has forged a contract to supply its fully integrated Energy Storage System to the 100 MWac Chisholm Grid project in Fort Worth, Texas. Chisholm Grid has been under construction since August of 2020 and will be one of the largest battery energy storage […] Read more
EV Producer Komaki Launches Three New Electric Two Wheelers Updated On Sat, Jan 23rd, 2021 by Saurenergy The manufacturer of Electric Vehicles (EV), Komaki EV Division of KLB Komaki is launching three new electric two-wheelers (E2Ws) in the Country. New launches include TN-95, SE Hi-Speed scooters, and M5 electric bikes, ranging from Rs 98,000 and Rs 96,000, and Rs 99,000 respectively. KLB Komaki has ventured into the EV business since 2016 that […] Read more
FTM Storage Costs to Decline 30% by 2025 in Asia Pacific: WoodMac Updated On Wed, Jan 20th, 2021 by Saurenergy All-in FTM battery storage system costs in Asia Pacific markets could decline by more than 30 percent by 2025, as per Wood Mackenzie. All-in front-of-the-meter (FTM) battery storage system costs in Asia Pacific markets could decline by more than 30 percent by 2025, according to research and consultancy firm Wood Mackenzie. Storage system prices fell […] Read more
e-Zinc Raises $2.3 Mn to Accelerate Commercialization of its Energy Storage Tech Updated On Tue, Jan 19th, 2021 by Saurenergy e-Zinc, a Toronto-based energy storage innovator, announced today it has raised $2.3 million in a closed round led by BDC Capital’s Cleantech Practice. e-Zinc has developed a breakthrough technology for grid-scale energy storage that stores energy in physically-free zinc metal. By decoupling power and energy, the company scales energy capacity at a fraction of the cost of lithium-ion […] Read more
